"What's Er Gouzi's relationship with Director Zhao of the supply and marketing cooperative? Are they really that close? He can buy goods worth 500 yuan on credit without hesitation! Have you heard of that? And the hospital, Dean Ge and Director Zhou, they're all friends! Who paid for all their medical expenses? Er Gouzi!"
"Fellow villagers! Remember this! Remember it all! From now on, anyone who dares to be an ingrate will be the first to face my wrath..."
"Village Chief! Don't worry!" Li Xiaodai, who was quite drunk, slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly. He swayed and looked around, then let out a burp. "Anyone who dares to touch Er Gouzi, I'll be the first to kill him! I, Li Xiaodai, may not be educated, but I'll speak from the bottom of my heart: Er Gouzi has done my family a great favor! I remember it! My son will remember it too!"
"Yes! Without Er Gouzi, my dad might be just like Uncle Hong! I'll remember this kindness for the rest of my life!"
"Er Gouzi, say something!"
"Yes, yes! Er Gouzi, say a few words!"
Amidst the cheers and jeers, Zhang Cheng, having drunk over a pound of rice wine, his face flushed, staggered to his feet. Looking at the expectant faces, a surge of pride welled up within him, and he shouted, "I can't say anything else! Just one thing! As long as I, Zhang Cheng, have the ability, I will never forget my fellow villagers!"
"good!"
"Er Gouzi is right!"
...
Wangcun.
Wang Jian carried his load on a shoulder pole and returned home dejectedly.
His mother finally relaxed when she saw him return: "Jianzi! What can I say to you? It's not that I didn't want you to go to the county, how could you go secretly? What if something happened on the way? How would your parents live?"
"Mom!" Wang Jian's eyes lit up as he stared at his mother, who was wiping away tears. "How much money do we have left? Give it all to me!"
"What...what happened?" His mother was startled, thinking that her son had caused trouble in the county.
Wang Jian exclaimed excitedly, "Damn it! Remember that Zhang Da-Nao from Zhangjia Village who came to our village to trade coarse grains for Polygonatum and Panax notoginseng?"
"I remember!"
"Mom! That bastard has really screwed us over!"
"ah?"
"What's selling like crazy in the county right now? Polygonatum gift boxes! Panax notoginseng gift boxes! Twenty! Thirty-five a box! There are only a few pieces inside!" Wang Jian cursed. "What price are those bastards offering us? One yuan a pound for Polygonatum? They make ten or twenty yuan a month just by reselling it!"
"That can't be!"
"Mom! Would I lie to you? I saw it with my own eyes at the supply and marketing cooperative!"
"Really...really that expensive?"
"Mom! Why should Zhang Ergouzi from Zhangjia Village earn all this money? Think about it, if it weren't for this kind of profit, would Zhang Danao and the others be running around like crazy?" Wang Jian stared at his mother, speaking rapidly. "I'm going to find Weimin and Weiguo later! Humph! Zhang Ergouzi got the first taste of this money, and the rest won't be his!"
Hearing her son's calculations, his mother's breathing became heavy, and she quickly ran into the inner room.
A short while later, he came out with a stack of ten-yuan notes and small change: "Jianzi, this is the money your parents saved for your wedding..."
Wang Jian grabbed the money, turned around and walked out: "I'm going to find Weiguo and Weimin!"
"Go home soon!"
"Understood!"
Soon, Wang Jian found Wang Weiguo, and the two went to Wang Jimin's house together.
When Wang Jian recounted what he had seen and heard in the county, both Wang Weiguo and Wang Jimin's eyes turned red.
"Kenko, is selling medicinal herbs really that profitable?"
"Of course it's true!" Wang Jian rubbed his nose. "Luckily, I went to the county town yesterday! Otherwise, by the time the other villages realized what was happening, we wouldn't even have a chance to eat hot shit!"
"So what you mean is?"
"Isn't Zhang Ergouzi buying Solomon's Seal for the same price? We'll only pay 1.5 yuan! Also, no one from Zhangjia Village has come out today, we have to be the first!"
"But didn't Zhangjia Village buy up all the medicinal herbs from the nearby villages before the Lunar New Year?"
"Then let's go to even more distant villages! If we can make money, why be afraid of hard work?"
"Too!"
"But we don't have enough money!"
Wang Jian patted his pocket and laughed: "I've taken out all the money I had for my wedding!"
That's ruthless! Wang Jimin gritted his teeth: "I'll tell my dad later! My legs aren't very good, so he'll handle collecting the medicinal herbs!"
“It’s settled then! I’ll go to my uncle’s house to borrow some more. You guys should also ask your relatives. Give as much as you can, and we’ll pay interest if necessary!” Wang Jian stood up and walked out.
The news that Wang Jian went to borrow money to resell medicinal herbs and make a fortune spread like wildfire in Wangcun, a place that is so small.
The next morning.
Wang Jian went out carrying an empty basket, only to be dumbfounded. A group of men came out of the village, all carrying shoulder poles just like him.
Wang Jian was so angry that he kept cursing.
"Jianzi, your uncle has always treated you well, hasn't he? You have a way to make money, why are you hiding it from your uncle? That's not fair!"
"Hehe!" Wang Jian chuckled dryly, looking at the group of people. "Since everyone wants to do this, let's make it clear first, don't all rush to the same village at once!"
"Jianzi, I'm going to Jinzhong Village. My uncle is the village secretary there..."
"Jianzi, we need our village to unite to make big money in this business..."
With a dark expression, Wang Jian reluctantly assigned the villages to be visited that day, mentally cursing the ancestors of these people for eighteen generations.
The mountain road was difficult to traverse. Wang Jian, with a little over four hundred yuan in his pocket and carrying an empty basket, headed towards Zhao Family Village, more than thirty miles away.
At the same time.
In Zhangjia Village, Zhang Weiguo, Li Qiming, and the others also set off carrying empty baskets.
In the consignment shop, Zhang Cheng marked the prices of all the goods and patiently explained them to Aunt Hua.
Zhao Qingwan arrived early in the morning and stayed with Shi Yangyang in the inner room.
"Wife, I'm going to the old house!" Zhang Cheng pushed open the door and called out to Shi Yangyang, who was sitting on a stool.
Zhao Qingwan blinked her big eyes and looked at Zhang Cheng.
"Comrade Zhao, I'll be in the county for a few days, so please take good care of Yangyang."
"Yes, don't worry, I'll come and spend time with Yangyang whenever I have free time!"
Thanks!
Zhang Cheng nodded, turned around and left the store.
Zhang Cheng tucked his hands into his sleeves and slowly strolled toward the old house.
The courtyard gate was tightly shut. He reached out and pushed it, but it wouldn't budge.
Zhang Cheng was speechless. Even if he moved away, the mud house behind the yard should still be his territory, right?
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" He raised his hand and pounded on the door a few times.
"Who is it!" came Zhang An's displeased voice from inside.
"I!"
In the courtyard, Zhang An heard it was Zhang Cheng, raised an eyebrow, and reluctantly moved over to open the door. He looked Zhang Cheng up and down, who appeared quite energetic, and then pursed his lips: "You've already moved out, why are you back?"
Zhang Cheng almost laughed out of anger: "If I remember correctly, when we divided the family property, that mud house behind the yard was given to me, right? So even if I move out now, I still have the right to come and go in my own house, right?"
Zhang An grunted twice, but didn't argue about it, and turned to walk towards the main house.
"Wait!" Zhang Cheng called out to him.
"What?" Zhang An turned around impatiently.
“Er Ya’s belly is so big, I’m worried about the midwife in the village. You go with her to the county hospital with me.”
"What the hell?" Zhang An's face darkened instantly, and he immediately cursed, "Er Gouzi, are you asking for trouble? Er Ya is your sister-in-law, are you cursing her to not be able to give birth?"
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